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Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity, comments on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by William Kamkwamba | Sep 12, 2009 | General

“A powerful read. This book takes you on a journey to discover pure innovation and the unfolding story of a natural genius. A true vision of struggle and tenacity to make a bold idea become a reality. This should be required reading for anyone who dares to...

Amy Smith founder of MIT’s D-Lab on The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

by William Kamkwamba | Sep 12, 2009 | General

courtesy mit.edu "In this book, the spirit, resilience and resourcefulness that are Africa's greatest strengths shine through.  My heart was gripped by the tale of how William's family pulled through the famine, and it was lifted up by the tale of...

Amazon.com chooses “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as Best Book of the Month for September

by William Kamkwamba | Sep 1, 2009 | General

Amazon.com choose the book I wrote with Bryan Mealer, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as one of their seven Best Books of the Month. This is a real honor for me. The book will be on sale less than one month in the United States and then start coming out in other...

Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of Global Voices, on our forthcoming book

by William Kamkwamba | Jun 2, 2009 | General

 "I was moved first to laughter, and then to tears by William's explanation of how he turned some PVC pipe, a broken bicycle and some long wooden poles into a machine capable of generating sufficient current to power lights and a radio in his...
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